Business Planning Analyst

HYH America•Irvine, CA

6d•$70,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports company-wide business planning and performance management by analyzing sales, costs, expenses, and profitability. The analyst monitors business performance against budgets and forecasts and provides actionable insights to support management decision-making. The role works closely with Finance & Accounting, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and other teams to improve visibility into business performance. The position is based fully on-site at the company’s Irvine, California office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Strong understanding of P&L statements and fundamental financial concepts.
Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with large datasets.
Strong communication and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
High level of integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Korean is required.

Nice To Haves

2–3 years of experience in Business Planning, FP&A, Financial Analysis, Management Accounting, or a similar analytical role.
Experience in CPG, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, or distribution environments.
Experience with ERP or accounting systems such as SAP, QuickBooks, or similar systems.
Experience with BI or data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

Support the preparation and analysis of company-wide Profit & Loss (P&L) performance.
Monitor actual results against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
Conduct variance analysis across revenue, costs, expenses, and profitability.
Identify key business risks and opportunities and communicate findings to management.
Track and analyze sales performance by customer, channel, product, and SKU.
Analyze sales drivers, including volume, pricing, promotions, and product mix.
Support sales forecasting and customer and product profitability analysis.
Monitor and analyze selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses.
Analyze manufacturing, processing, labor, logistics, and other operating costs.
Investigate significant variances and identify key cost drivers.
Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
Consolidate assumptions and forecasts from departments into company-wide projections.
Prepare recurring management reports, KPI tracking, and business performance presentations.
Maintain Excel-based financial models, reporting templates, and analytical tools.
Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and other functional teams.
Support ad hoc business analysis, dashboard development, and reporting process improvements.